..... me

 

Just a little update on me. 

Im FANTASTIC!! 

madly in love with Kamas, sooo grateful for my family & friends. 

Im by far the LUCKIEST girl in the world. 

Without all my family and friends and Kamas I dont know where Id be!

We are getting ready for dirtbike races! soo pumped up for it! I have a surprise for Kam next weekend (first race) in Rexburg. Ill post pictures later :) 

My family is coming up for the 4th! umm guess how many days away that is? 18!!

Horse races this weekend & the track. Excited? you bet! 

LOVE my life <3

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{TWO} years!

Yup! Its already been TWO! years since Kam and I started dating. Crazy how fast it came. But I can honestly say that Im EXTREMELY happy :)

He said the cutest thing to me this morning. He wrapped his arms around me and said I cant believe how fast 2 years has came. I asked if he was happy. and he goes "Happier and happier every day" YUP! made my heart pretty much melt. I love how he makes me smile and how he makes me feel so special. 

I just want to say thanks so much babe for everything you do for me and how much you help me! I couldnt do it without you! 

You are so amazing and I couldnt ask for better!

I love you sooo much!

{SIXTEEN!}

My little brother turned 16 this year! OH MY GOSH! It's crazy to think that hes growing right up and is now old enough to drive the car, by himself. But I do have to mention how incredible of a brother he is (I decided I cant call him little anymore, because hes taller then me haha). He's turning out to be quite the amazing young man. Some girl will be awfully lucky to call him hers. anyway!

HAPPY {SIXTEENTH} BIRTHDAY MATT!!! 

I hope you have the best day! 

I love you! 

Im struggling.....

with more then one thing. haha Its been a while since I blogged so let me catch up!

First, Supercross!!
  I surprised Kamas with 2 tickets from Scholzen's (A company that my mom's plant works with). They sell Matika products and Kamas' favorite rider Ryan Dungey is sponsered by you guessed it. Rockstar Matika Susizi. I wasnt going to tell him till the day of the race but while eating lunch after the track he asked about the guy who gave me the tickets, so I had to tell. His response was "How do you come up with this stuff!?" the look on his face was priceless... He then asked "Wheres Kellen (his best friend) going to sit?" without a blink of my eye I told him my speech that I had been thinking about for a while. I told him" babe, hes going to sit with you. I know you really wanted to go to Vegas this year, but we just couldnt make it work money wise. So thats why Im doing this for you now. I think it would mean so much more if Kellen sat with you and I can sit in the seats we already have. I just know if Kellen sat with you, you would have so much more fun; then you guys can talk about the race and whats going on." Lets just say the look on his face said a thousand words. He was ecstatic. From that day on we could NOT wait for friday night to roll around so we could leave for SLC. After a week, it was FINALLY Friday night. Kam got home, we went and picked up Kellen and were on our way down to Salt Lake. Saturday morning we went and ate at Blue plate and cruised over to the Stadium to pick up our pit pass tickets! It was snowing. haha It was freezing pretty much the entire day. But I could tell Kamas was having a great time. Hes some pictures of what we saw.

 Kam with some Rockstar girls.

 Kam with #1 Ryan Dungey

 The Track. I sat alittle more to the left, and Kam & Kellen sat right from the starting line on the right. So from this picture kinda in the right hand corner.

The guys with some girls! 

Second, My trip home = AMAZING! 

    I always love spending time with my family but this time it was just alittle bit more amazing, if thats possible. Im struggling being away from them. My little brother is almost all grown up (he turns SIXTEEN next month!) My little sister is growing like a weed. I feel like I miss out on everything. which makes me sad. On Friday, I went to lunch with just my mom. I miss her and I's time. Before we went to a party my mom broke her toe. I felt so bad! Friday night we had a little party over at Keiths house. Saturday we were planning on going to the lake but then we found out Iron man was there. so that got shot down quickly. Instead we went shopping :)! Saturday night, I went to Kassie Liston, I mean Brinkerhoff's, wedding! beautiful! That night we just hung out and watched Supercross finals. Thats when I decided that no matter what I was gonna get tickets for Vegas 2012! It was amazing. and I had a real crispy taco that I had been craving for months! Sunday, I slept in! Went and helped my little brother with a photography project, and had Sunday Mothers Day lunch with my beautiful family! 

My mother is so beautiful and such a strong women. Im so proud to get to call her mine! Shes such an inspiration and my biggest fan! I love you! 

This week I have 2 things to look forward too. My new phone on Thursday and payday Friday! That reminds me.... I need to get crackin on a 2 year present for Kamas! Its already a month away!

.....What a Weekend!

Wow! What a GREAT weekend :)

Friday night, Kam and I hung out with his friend Mark & his girlfriend Keshia! Awesome couple. We went bowling, the first round I lost pretty bad but then the second round I won by ONE point.
Saturday it was gorgeous out and Kam wanted to go ride his dirtbike at the rexburg track so we went there for acouple of hours & then went and ate lunch at Applebees. So yummy! Thats where I told him about his Supercross Surprise. I really couldnt of done it without acouple of people. So thanks again you guys for helping me! I will talk more about surpercross and Kams surprise next week! Saturday night, he took me out to dinner. Im pretty lucky! :) we watched movies because our Dish went out!
Sunday, suprisingly the wind was NOT blowing. We got up, Kam made breakfast, we cleaned up, I cleaned the house, got all my laundry done, dishes washed, car cleaned for the first time in months. After that we went and had a great family get together at the Albertsons. Got to see the new baby and chat with everyone!

Sunday night Kam and I made a stew. OH MY GOSH! It's delicous. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. Celery, Carrots, Potatoes, Onion, just a little bit of everything. sooo yummy!

Great weekend!

Now its Monday afternoon, Im about to go get my hair done YES! 3 and a half days till we head to SLC for supercross, and 10 days till I see my family.

One Week....

Its only been a week since I last blogged BUT I feel like a lot has went on.
First, Kam & went to the Pocatello Rodeo April 8th. It was great! We sat pretty close to the ropin' box which always puts a smile on my face :), Afterward we went to Applebees to eat. We sat right next to some of the rodeo stars including one of the Cooper boys.
Second, Saturday we went to lunch, and to a going away party. One of Kams friends is leaving for the Navy so they were out having a good time. That night I went to the gym, had an AWESOME workout, then went out to the party where I preceded to lose my voice & ended up getting sick. yuck. Sunday we spent the day being bums in front of the TV sleeping the afternoon away.
Third, I feel like crap. Yup, 5 days later & I still feel like crap. Except its worse. It started out as just being my voice, then it went to my nose, head and now my ears. To just add icing to the cake, I have a horrible cough. The doctor said yesterday that its a viral sinus infection which boils down to, you cant do crap about it. Joy.

Whats going to happen in the upcoming weeks?
1. One of my good friends, Kayla, is getting MARRIED!
2. Family party :)
3. Gettin' my hair done! yay!
4. SUPERCROSS! 17 days. excited? oh just a little.

Anytime....Fitness :)

Last night = SORE!
Its the good kind of sore. Its the kind of sore that lets me know that Im gonna make it, that Im dedicated. Its the kinda of sore that your love and want more of. I was on the Stair stepper/climber for 30 minutes last night LOVED it. I can not wait to go back tonight and get a little running and maybe some weights in. sooo pumped! Speaking of that I should probably plug my Ipod in. On lunch I've got to get some new tunes and sync that baby!

Im eating a almond poppy seed right now, watching the SNOW! fall. I guess I wont be running by the river this weekend. Dang mother nature!

Spring is on back order....

I should just keep my mouth shut because last year Cedar got snow in JUNE! but I am SOOO ready to go to the lake or well even see the sun. ha

I am a tad bit excited for April & May!
April is going to be full of fun adventures, the start of summer! This week I will be going to a Jewelry party with one of my coworkers, in acouple of weeks Ill be getting my hair done (THANKS MOM!) and going to Supercross in Salt lake, so that means a mini vacation! YAY! Im sure I will have many more exciting events going on but thats just whats going on right now.

May! Im going home :) to warmth! Mothers day, My moms birthday, maybe camping and possibly the lake.

Its time to get my tan on!

A mind full of thoughts....

I thought long and hard about what I was going to "blog" about today. So instead of focusing on just one thing I'm going to write about a lot of things... Sound good? Great.

First. I am Grateful. Its been awhile since I've actually sat down and let out everything I'm grateful for. SO here it goes!

 
1. My Family. 
         My mother is truly an AMAZING person. She has so much to offer and so much to give. Shes the best teacher. I would have to say that I'm the luckiest girl in the world to have the support, love, and coaching she has given me.
       My father, him and I have been on a long journey in actually finding a good ground to stand on. I can proudly say that we have and I appreciate the man that he is. I dont give him enough credit for the battle he has won. We butt heads a lot but that's because I'm his mini me, yes even though Im a girl. haha
      My brother, How can I not LOVE my little brother? Who doesn't? He is growing up to be quite a stud and man. We have had our fair share of brotherly sisterly fights but I am thankful for him standing by my side when things got tough and when we had great moments.
     My Sister, Even though she can be a little devil sometimes I love her! She keeps my life exciting. I love watching her grow up and have such a great personality!

My Grandparents -
   My Papa - Is the most caring and helping man I know. He would give the shirt off his back if someone was in need. He has always been there willing to help and teach. He deserves SO much credit for taking on his own business and sky rocketing at it, and with taking care of my grandma in her time of need.
  My Grandma - She sat with me outside and played my silly imaginary games with me countless times. She has also been through her battles, overcoming smoking & more recently over coming breast cancer. She is the one who can make a joke about anything but listen when you most need it.

My AZ family, (Uncle Chad, Aunt Karen, Cousins Katelyn & Riley & last but not least Grandma Van Dyk) You have all played a huge part in my life that no one else can ever. You are all a huge part of my heart that no one can else can ever fill. You are all so extremely special to me & I'm thankful that I have each one of you.

Kamas - The love of my life! I would not be where I am today if it wasn't for this guy. Hes pretty great! We took a leap of faith and moved in together. Can I just say that I love life with him? He calms me down when I get worked up, He helps me when I need it and lets me do it on my own when Im doin' just fine. lets just say he keeps that sparkle in my eye.

The Albertsons - They welcomed me with open arms and have always been there if I needed something. I can never repay them for the things they've helped me with.

My job, Even though I say somedays I rather not be here but I love having a job. If not all of you knew I work for a collection agency based from Utah, I wont be running out of work any time soon.

My house... I mean OUR house. Im happy that we found a place that works for us. its everything we need plus a little more.

Clothes & Food. I know kinda cheesy but I know there's people in the world that don't have these things. Which also makes me a little more appreciative of my job. I like knowing that when I go home I can slip on my jammies and open the cupboards and find food.

My friends.Sometimes I feel like I am a tad alone in the world but then I remember I have lovely ladies & gents backing me up! You all know who you are and just know that I appreciate everything you do for me! the love and support is incredible.

My Camera. Without my camera I would be lost. my photography is my escape.


Im so grateful for my life and the people I have in it. There are some people who arent in it and Im doing just fine without them. Theres some people in my life that I COULDN'T live without. I'm blessed.

Overall, Im a pretty lucky girl.

Second. Kamas said something to me the other night. I am the only person who can make something change for myself. So which a new week and a new attitude, Im changing.
   Im changing to be a better person, for my relationships, business & my life. Which will include actually taking time for myself, laughing!, relaxing, vacations, not sweating the little things, loosening up, working out & eating healthy. I know Ive said it all before but this time it just hit me. This time I am in control & I AM going to make it happen.

Dirtbiking.... & Moab

Kamas has been itching to go ride his bike, I dont blame him. Hes really good & that bike is his pride and joy!
So when his best friend asked him if he wanted to go to Moab, UT to ride for a weekend; I knew there would be no hesitation! I knew that meant GUYS WEEKEND! I know how much he loves his bike & his friends so I know hes going to have a great time. Im going to miss him none the less. Technically this is the first time I will have the house to myself for more then 12 hours. Im not so sure how I feel about that yet! haha

One of his friends his leaving for the Marines next month so I know his friend is going to be asking to have tons of guys nights and or weekends. He wants to go to tons of concerts, and out partyin and what not which Im kinda bummed but at the same time I know he needs to be spending time with him since he is leaving for a really long time.

Have so much fun baby! 

This is where it would be nice to go home or have... friends, or do a girls day just for myself.
Which leads me into, Its not like Im not trying to make friends because I am. Its finding the people that will mesh with me. Some of the girls that I've hung out with have annoyed the crap out of me or their true colors have shown not in the positive way. Im sure there a cool girls to hang out with out there but when I get off work, I just wanna hang out with my guy or relax. I am a social butterfly but Im tired of getting my hopes up that this girl would be cool & turns out shes not. 
I know Im not perfect, I know I have issues but is it really too much to ask just to keep your word?

Oh the joys of growing up!

Albertson Family Party

For 2011, The Albertson's are trying to do a family party a month. How this works is, Each one of the Kids or Grand kids host a party a month at their homes.
This month it was a Mark and Beckie's (Kam's mom & dad) house. It was great to see everyone, and catch up. One of Kam's cousin's is just 3 short weeks away from having her baby girl! So excited for them.

Next month its at Justin & Ami's house.

My FIRST Pampered Chief Party!

Ive gotten pretty close with a couple of the girls I work with and One of them, Corrine, invited me to this Pampered Chief party that her Sister- in law was hosting. I thought why not, I need to get out more anyway! I later found out that she invited Ally, the other girl I work with & Amber who works at Our Attorneys office. When I got there, the house smelt amazing!

I watched my first ever Pampered Chief show; it was awesome! All the little gadgets were so cool and easy to use. I looked on the website & found this recipe, I think they look so delicious! I just copied and pasted onto the blog, and I just used what I had when I did these :)

 

Ingredients:

7	whole graham crackers (1 cup/250 mL finely crushed)
1/4	cup (50 mL) powdered sugar
6	tbsp (90 mL) butter, melted
4	bars (1.55 oz or 43 g each) milk chocolate candy, divided
12	large marshmallow

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Place graham crackers into a large resealable plastic bag. Finely crush into crumbs using Baker's Roller®;. Combine graham cracker crumbs, powdered sugar and butter in Small Batter Bowl. Using Small Scoop, place scant scoop of crumb mixture in each cup of Deluxe Mini-Muffin Pan. Press crumbs to form shallow cups with Mini-Tart Shaper. Bake 4-5 minutes or until edges are bubbling. Meanwhile, break two of the candy bars into rectangles. Remove pan from oven; place one rectangle into each cup.
2. Cut marshmallows in half crosswise using Professional Shears dipped in cold water. Place one marshmallow half, cut-side down, into each cup. Return to oven 1-2 minutes or until marshmallows are just slightly softened. Remove from oven to Stackable Cooling Rack; cool 15 minutes. Carefully remove cups from pan. Cool completely.
3. Break remaining candy bars and place in (1-cup/250 mL) Prep Bowl. Microwave on HIGH 1 minute-1 1/2 minutes or until melted and smooth, stirring every 20 seconds. Dip the top of each marshmallow in melted chocolate. Turn top-side up and let stand 40 minutes-1 hour or until set.

Yield: 24 cups
Nutrients per serving: (1 cup) Calories 100, Total Fat 6 g, Saturated Fat 3.5 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Carbohydrate 11 g, Protein 1 g, Sodium 60 mg, Fiber 0 g
Cook's Tips: Dipping the Professional Shears in cold water before cutting the marshmallows helps minimize sticking.

The time it takes the chocolate to set varies depending on weather conditions and room temperature. You can refrigerate the cups briefly until the chocolate is set; store them at room temperature.

Store the cups in a single layer in an airtight container for up to 1 week. Freezing is not recommended.

For a richer chocolate flavor, substitute dark chocolate candy bars for the milk chocolate.

Enjoy! 

Kamas

 

How HANDSOME! is that guy? Im lucky he's all mine :) 

Its so crazy to think that in just 3 months we will have been together for 2 years! 

Come to think about everything that him and I have been through together is unreal. We have cried together, laughed together, shared moments that no one else will ever have, and we've grown together. 

We started out almost 500 miles away from each other & now we live together in OUR house. 

Its funny sometimes I catch myself looking through all of our old pictures and just noticing how much we've changed and grown up a little bit.Maybe he'll say okay to going and taking some more pictures with me!? A girl can only hope... haha

Hes one of the most amazing people that I've ever known & Im grateful for the things he does for me. 

I cant wait to see where our future together leads us! 

LOVE YOU BABE!

Presidents weekend....

Cedar City, UT

You know when you just need your family? When you get to the point where you need your moms hugs? I got there. More often then not lately. So it was decided that I was going home. I passed my 90 days & I took a day off! I drove down on Friday and back on Monday.

Friday, I got into town and had lunch with my long lost friend Kayla. I miss her! went shopping with Holly for a second. we had a GREAT family friend party, we had pizza and just had a great time! I miss all of them sooo much. It was GORGEOUS!! Sunny, warm & clear skies!
Saturday, it snowed. so we had a day at home. Just what the doctor ordered.
Sunday, I had a couple photo sessions that I did, Went to lunch with my family at Main Street, Shopping with my momma & Just hung out with my fam that came from Ill. :)
Monday, I went and saw Genpak, Saw the new cups coming along, went to lunch at brads with my mom, sister & brother. Saw my brother DRIVE, yes drive, for the first time. and shopped at Christensens, LOVE that store.

All in all it was the trip I needed so badly.

My New Addiction..... Cupcakes.

Cupcakes.... SO yummy and tasty. Probably not the best thing to be eating while Im trying to lose weight & tone up huh? haha
I found this place called Love at First Bite. Lets just say, they have me hooked!
We got cupcakes for work for Valentines day, When we got to reading their menus about who has what and all that good stuff. We came across this cupcake...

 

I was pretty bummed when I didnt get to try it for valentines day but then a week later, after "liking" them on Facebook, I saw that it was flavor of the day. I had no choice but to try it! The flavors were PERFECT!!! dead on. Moist & fluffy cake that matched amazingly with a regular pancake, the bacon was still crunchy! Come to find out she actually cooks bacon special to put on here. The frosting, Im not a huge frosting person anyway, but it was delicious, not to sweet. 

I would recommend anyone to trying it!

Busy... Busy.....Tired.

I can not believe how fast this year is already going! its FEBRUARY already!

I feel like all I've done the last month is run around. Dont get me wrong, I love being busy & active but sometimes you just need a break. just a do nothing weekend or a get away. Its going to sound selfish but I want a weekend where its all about me. I always make sure everyone else has everything they need & they are happy but now I want it to be my turn.

Well now that Ive vented. I cant tell you how excited I am that its February!
 - First, I would like to say THANK YOU to all my clients with Photos By Kacie. Its ONE YEAR! soo excited.
- Second, I am making a trip HOME next week, after 2 months of not seeing my family. ECSTATIC doesnt even begin to describe how excited and ready I am to see my family.
- Third, I passed my intro period at work, which means vacation hours! WOO HOO!
- Fourth, Valentines day. Its a bitter sweet Valentines. I miss my family, we used to do things together for valentines and this is the first year that hasnt happened. but I made sure to get them something and of course cards for everyone. On the other hand, Its Kams & I's first actual Valentines together. Excited? you know it! I hope he knows that I support him and want him to achieve his goals. So I hope thats what he sees out of his present.
- Fifth, my works outs are coming along, slowly but surely I am making progress. Hoping I can get atleast one shoot in, in March.With March just shortly around the corner that also means that spring, May & summer are closely by. So ready to see what this year has in store for me!

LOVE my life, my guy & my family!

Don't Bunt. Aim out of the Ballpark!

Its been a life long dream of mine to become a MODEL! Its something that I really want & have never wanted so bad before. Today, I signed into Golds Gym Challenge! Just one more step to reaching my goal!

Its only up from here :)

I have planned a trip HOME! Feb 18-21. I have a lot to do :) Photoshoots, my own [first] photoshoot, family time, visiting Genpak. Its gonna be GREAT!

Kam & I are doing FANTASTIC!! We went to TGI Fridays last night for date night & had some cuddle time before he got called out to plow snow. LOVE that boy more then anything. Hes so great.

I am now going to go make some profiles for myself on Model Mayhem!

109 DAYS!

 

109 DAYS AMA SUPERCROSS, in LAS VEGAS! 

I can't even begin to describe how awesome it is! Kam & I are soooo excited, I'm actually buying tickets this week or early next! CAN'T wait. Vegas for a couple of days, some R&R & of course FUN!

This isnt only a count down for Supercross but also a count down for myself, to get the body I want and deserve! I am gonna be just as hot as those Rockstar & Monster girls this year! :)

Gym time baby!

So, as many of you know I got a membership... to a gym! & with that membership came 2 personal training sessions. My personal trainer, her name is Brooke & we get along very well. Anyway, we were in the first session and she was telling me about her life... she just had a baby 3 months ago & she looks STUNNING! She went on to tell me Im in good health not too fat not too lean, which was nice to hear. ha and set up the next session for last night. and last night she kicked my butt! Im soooo extremely sore this morning!

It was mostly a lower body work-out. We did intervals on the treadmill for 20 minutes, then 3 sets of 10 on the leg press, 3 sets of 10 doing squats, 3 sets of 10 both on the inner and outer thighs and 3 sets of planks. and boy oh boy does my butt hurt! ha

This Friday I start this thing called the 12 week Challenge. Its through Golds Gym, open to the community. Honestly, Im really excited! We are doing it through work as well, so thats kind of a added bonus! There will be a small prize for the one who wins out of the office (4) and the grand prize from Golds is a Cruise to Mexico! 1st place is $500 & 1 year membership, 2nd place is $100 cash & 6 month membership! Its going off the most transformation. They take a picture and your BMI at the beginning middle and end and then the judges judge off those pictures and BMI. I will be posting pictures every 2 or 3 weeks to show my progress and my transformation! Stay tuned :)

JUST looked at Bodybuilding.com and saw this 12 week challenge there with a TON of prizes. I know thats a crappy way of doing it, BUT I figure all the motivation the better :) 

Finally DONE Decorating!

                                     Just a quick post of our house!

This is one angle of our living room



Day ONE!

So, this is day 1 of my new healthy exercising  body. I am going to post pictures of my transformation :)
Went and got Jillian Micheals 30 Day Shred, and Im going to be looking at gyms this week! Idaho falls, sure has a lot to offer

 

No turning back now! 

New Year, New Day, New ME!

Some people would say that this is my New Years Resolution. Well its not! It just happened to be close to when I decided to go after one of my goals. ha I am going to really work on myself this year. Especially these next couple of months.
I am going to:

• New Attitude! positive, happy, I can do anything!
• Loosen up & Live alittle
• Spend some money on myself
• Do things just for me
• Cry alittle less
• Laugh a whole lot more
• Get the abs I've always wanted
• Do acouple of photo shoots, because I love being infront of the camera
• Work on bettering my business
• Maybe just maybe try to get a modeling deal going

Well the water heater just broke, Im off to go call the Maintance man!
Wish us luck!